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Offline simk

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Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« on: June 10, 2019, 07:08:06 am »
Aloha

Yesterday I went for a friends good table saw to cut some ash backings. Returning home I couldn't resist glueing one of them on a piece of wood. There was a very straight, thin ringed and clean piece of larch lying around since some time in my shop; it was waiting already long time to become a bow.
Today I cut the profile and roughed it out with lot's of electric power, tillered a bit and got a bow. 61" - 32# @ 25". Learned 3 things:
1. Working out a bow from a clean piece of backed wood is extremly easy and relaxed. Mass production is possible...building time 3 hrs
2. My new backings work
3. Larch is no bow wood - it chrysaled after first brace - that's why only 32# result in the end. Maybe I'l glue up a yew belly...
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Offline simk

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2019, 07:09:01 am »
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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2019, 01:40:42 pm »
hello again - this one ended up 62ntn, 42#@28 - no glued in reflex. larch is good bow wood if you face and back it  ;D glad everything worked out with my first "laminated" bow, with the home made backing strips and the cheap white wood glue used. next challenge would be tapering the lams which gets me little headache when thinking about - whats the easiest way to get a nicley tapered power lam eg? cheers
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Offline Rākau

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2019, 01:52:40 pm »
looks nice to me, love that simple handle wrap and shelf, thise pin nocks are great too!
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Offline TimothyR

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2019, 03:27:46 pm »
Very nice. I love a good yew bow.
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Offline simk

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2019, 04:30:39 pm »
thank you! tillering a perfect piece of glued up wood sure was great pleasure  :BB
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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2019, 10:01:06 pm »
I like that one.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2019, 01:00:23 am »
Handsome bow :)
I like the "larch is a good bow wood if you back it and face it" :)
Del
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Offline ohma2

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2019, 08:01:54 am »
That is a good lookin bow , hope it serves you well.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2019, 08:07:58 am »
I have tried 2 of these bows with a hard backer.  Both broke.  One violently!  Good job sir.
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Offline simk

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Re: Li^l Sunday Project (new plus yew belly)
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2019, 12:37:54 pm »
thank you bassman, I also like yours  (-S

yeah del, larch does well as middle lam  ;D

oh yes it does ohma2 - had some good shootin today

Thank you Slim, I'm astonished how well things behave despite little mistakes. Doing higher Draw weights maybe also requires better execution...still learning. Have a d/r glued up, pulling 55# on the pic, didn't take set to this point. Would like to straighten out that reflex more now and then works the inners - wouldn't wonder if all blews up soon (--) 

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